e-shape pilot S7-P4 - Hydropower in snow reservoir – climate service

Description

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has recently developed a web-service that provides detailed hydrometeorological information to support more efficient hydropower production operations in Northern Finland. This service aims to reduce uncertainties in spring, snowmelt driven, runoff forecasts through assimilation of satellite data-based cryosphere products to an in-house developed hydrological model (HOPS) and an in-house developed machine learning streamflow forecasting algorithm. The service leverages common European efforts in climate monitoring by linking data from the Copernicus Climate Data Store with Copernicus seasonal forecasts data records as well as Copernicus Earth Observations. Along with the primary focus of the service in disseminating hydrometeorological data and information, the service acts as a testbed for developing new forecasting methods for operational services.

Acknowledgment
The e-shape project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement 820852.

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